Cestas (French pronunciation: [sɛstas] ; ⓘGascon: Cestàs) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
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Coordinates: 44°44′43″N 0°40′52″W / 44.7453°N 0.6811°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
Canton | Pessac-1 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Ducout[1] |
Area 1 | 99.57 km2 (38.44 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 16,789 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33122 /33610 |
Elevation | 33–80 m (108–262 ft) (avg. 67 m or 220 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,548 | — |
1975 | 6,445 | +8.90% |
1982 | 13,730 | +11.41% |
1990 | 16,768 | +2.53% |
1999 | 16,927 | +0.10% |
2007 | 16,658 | −0.20% |
2012 | 16,379 | −0.34% |
2017 | 16,922 | +0.65% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Cestas Solar Park was the biggest solar park in Europe when Neoen opened it in December 2015.[4]